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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-22
COOLEY EXPLAINS.

Complaints Against the Interstate Com
mission Fully Answered.
CHICAGO, September 2l.-In reply TO an
inquiry why the Interstate Commission is
apparently accomplishing 50 little in the
way of redressing grievances against the
railroad companies, Judge Cooley is re-
ported to-day as saying that the commits,
sion is laboring under difficulties Of which
the public is ignorant.
The committee has done all in its power
to correct existing evils, and If it did not
succeed in giving entire satisfaction, il was
simply due TO the fact that the law was
not clear on many of the points raised
Hasty action on some of the questions
might have resulted IN much
greater dissatisfaction than was
caused by slow and careful consideration
given to those subjects. Many OF the
abuses brought against the railroads by
shippers were not presented in such n
shape as to give the commission an op-
portunity to act intelligently. Many of
the abuses in railroad management and al
legged violations of law which were con-
tinually being ventilated in newspapers,
were not brought to the attention Of the
commission by the proper parties, and the
commission could not possibly be expected
to take action unless proper charges were
preferred and substantiated.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-22
League and Association Games.

At Pittsburg-Pittsbur q, New York 5
Earned runs, New York 2; errors, 2 each
basehits, Pittsburg q, New York 8; hat
Umpire, DOeScheT.
At Cincinnati-Cincinnati Is; ST. Loui.
3. Base hits, Cincinnati %; ~. Louis o
errors, Cincinnati 3; st. Louis s.; batteries
Mullane and Baldwin, King, Bushon ant
Boyle; umpire, McQuade.
At indianapolis one in the sixth; Bos
ton none; earned runs, indianapolis ]
errors, 2 each; base hits, indianapolis 6
Boston 9; batteries, Shreve and Myers, Con
way and Tate. Umpire, Valentine.
At New York Brooklyn 4, Athletics 4
base hits, Brooklyn 8, Athletics IL; errors
Brooklyn 6, Athletics 4; batteries, Terry
and Peoples; Seward and Robinson; nm
pire, Ferguson.
At Baltimore Baltimore II, Nets o
base hits, Baltimore Il, Nets 8; errors
Baltimore 3, Nets g; batteries, Kilroy sDc
Trott; Pagan and Donohue; umpire, Sui
livan.
At Chicago-Cbicsgo IL, Washington 3
earned runs, Chicago 8; errors. Chicago 2
Washington 5; base hits, Chicago ls
Washington 8; batteries, Sprague sn'
Darling, Gilmore and Mack; umpire
Powers.
At Louisville-IOuisville 1G, Cleyelant
8; base hits, Louisville 80, Cleveland u
errors, Louisville 8, Cleveland 5; batteries
Hecker and Cook, Morrison, Estey ant
Snyder; umpire, Kelley.
At Detroit-Detroit 8, Philadelphia 3
Basehits II, Philadelphia 10; error-, DE
troit 2, Philadelphia 2; batteries, Beato'
and Camel, Maui and Cunning.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-22
MONEY MARKET SHAKY.
The Uncertainty a Weakening Feature
The Trcasury's Action.


The Trcasury's Action.
NEW YORK, September 2l.-It is tn,
uncertainty regarding the future of tht
money market that is causing the greatest
distrust not only in Wall street, but
throughout the country.
The general opinion OF financiers is thai
if the Secretary of the Treasury would come
out with something definite IN regard to it:
policy of bond purchase it would have 6
great effect in reassuring the confidence o
the mercantile community.
II the Secretary would announce that ht
would buy$25, ,OOO, 900 of AZ per cent bonds
at a fixed price, say lOS, it is thought that
this would ease the money market for some
time to come Many banks and institutions
hold these bonds and rs they run ont il
about four years, they would be glad o.
the opportunity to get cash for them, fol
they can get q much better rate of interest
! for the money.
The mercantile community appears tC
be suffering more than Wall street on ac
count of tight money. Banks will lend
much more readily on stock collateral thar
on notes of merchants, and will often afford
| light-waisted brokers better accommoda
tions than they will allow to strong houses
One great reason the merchants can't gel
the is they want to borrow on time. The
banks don't care to lend money for any
long period now, as they expect to get 9
much higher rate of interest if the 6nan
cial stringency continues, and they want
TO hold on to as much money as possible
for that emergency. But they will lend
readily ON call loans, for they can get the
money back at any moment.
The action of the Secretary of the Treas
ury to-day was awaited with the greatest
| anxiety
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-22
The Haiict-seiwyn Scandal.

LONDON, September 2l.-The Pal MdR
Gdsete continues to attack Col. Hughes
Hallet, and to insist that he maintained
criminal relations with Miss Selwyn. This
afternoon the Gazette says the young lady
was accustomed to call him father, and
that he often declared, that he regarded
her rs his child. In addition to this
charge the Gazette alleges that Hallet sue
cessfully used his influence on the young
lady, 10 induce her 10 will him her for
tune against her own family. A child Of
Hallett's at country house, the paper
adds, discovered the nature OF the intrigue
between the Colonel aud Miss Selwyn,
and the host elected Hallett instantly
from the house, setting his luggage in the
street at > o'clock in the morning. and
leaving the Colonel there with II. Afler-
wards this same host telegraphed as fol-
lows to Hallet's wife: "Your husband
ia william and have turned him from
my house"
Col. Hughes Hallett denies the charges
made against him in the Pal MdH Gazette
this afternoon. He states that during the
life Of his wife, Miss Selwynn always re-
sided with her guardians or with her rela-
tives, that she never called him father,
that he never regarded her in the light Of
daughter. He denied knowing anything
Of her will, and declares he even did not
know she made will, that heyer heard
she made bequest to him. The couutry
house incident, he says, has been wrongly
stated. He reirains from saying what
occurred at the place, but gives his hosts
name
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-22
AMERICANS MURDERED.
Mexican Greasers Shoot Down Peaceful
American Citizens.

Mexican Greasers Shoot Down Peaceful
American Citizens.
SAN FRANCIsCO, September 2l.-COn-
gresham W. W. Morrow has forwarded a
communication TO Secretary Bayard in
closing a statement giving full details OF
the murder of Leon Baldwin, superintend-
eDt of the mines owned by an American
company, in the State Of Durango, who
was shot and killed by Mexican bandits q
month ago. Mr.. Morrow states. ut ap-
pears that Baldwin, while engaged in q
peaceful and legitimate occupation in the
State of Durango, was most fOllly muir
dered by band of Mexicans for no other
crime than that he was an American.
These outrages on American citizens are
increasing in frequency and becoming
more inhuman and barbarous in charac-
ter. respectfully suggest that our gov
ernment take some decided and effective
measures To secure protection for the life
and property of American citizens in
Mexico. l commend the case to the State
department as one that should receive
careful attention and demand for redress
from the Mexican government. The
widow of Baldwin is the granddaughter OF
Francis Scott Key, and Is without sup
mort
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NO DEVELOPMENTS
In the b. q o. Deal-vice President King
Interviewed.

Interviewed.
PITTsBUAG, September 21.-Thomas NJ
King, Vice President Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, was in thu city this morn.
lug. He arrived from Baltimore and wss
EN- route 10 Washington TO attend the
funeral of his nephew.
Mr.. King was asked if there were any
new developments in the Baltimore and
Ohio deal. He was not inclined to talk
about the matter and when the question
was repeated to him he said: There is
really nothing new to say about the mat
ter. All has been stated that there is 10
say about il | wish had some news to
tell, but really have none"
"a rumoT has been circulated, Mr. King,
to the effect that your resignation as Gen
eral Manager of the Pittsburg and West
ern Railroad meant that the same friendly
relations would not continne TO exist he.
tween that line and the Baltimore and
Ohio"
There is no truth in the rumor, nor is
there any foundation for its Iheld the po-
sition on the Pittsburg and Western simply
in connection with the receivers. When the
road was Tt9rganized and went out of the
hands ofthe receivers, it was quite natural
that should resign"
Then the same relations will continue
to exist between the two roads?"
81 can see no reason why they should
not. The traffic relations with the Pitts
burg and Western road are uninterrupted.
The roads are working together harmoni-
ously, and | see no reason why these rela-
tions should cease"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-22
CUTTING THE RATES.
Complications Among Railroad Men-An'
other War Imminent.

Complications Among Railroad Men-An'
other War Imminent.
CHICAGO, September 2l.-New compli
cations have arisen which are almost GER
tain to cause another passenger rate wal
among the roads running east from this
city.
Mr.. ]. II. Whitman, General Western
Agent of the Niagara Falls Short Line
wrote Mr.. Daniels, of the Central Traffic
Association, notifying him that on and
after September - the second class rate tC
Boston by his line in connection with the
West Shore, Erie and HoOsac Tunnel lines
would be SIG 40. Mr.. Daniels reply to
Mr.. Whitman is as follows
81 beg to advise you that | cannot
authorize any such rate, nor do / author
ize such rate, and on the other hand
consider il cut in the rate Just the same
rs Your present Sl5 rate from Chicago tC
New York, is cut rate, both of which
rates trust you will speedily withdraw,
restore your rates to New York and BOs
ton to the tariff, and unless this is done
fear serious decentralization will follow. y
The so-called strong lines have not yet
met the rates made by the Niagara Falls
Short Line, but as the cut by that road
has taken from them nearly all theiI
second-class traffic, they cannot keep out
of the fight much longer. They will wait
however, to find out whether the West
Shore, Erie and Hoosac Tunnel linet
share in the cut made by the Niagars
Falls Short Line, and will try to prevail
upon those lines TO stop interchange o
traffic of that road if it continues to mak'
cut rates
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-22
NKGROKs BARRED OUT.
Trouble In Ohio Over the Law Aboiishing
Seperate schools for Blacks.
7. F. BAYARD.
+. DEMURUAGA

Trouble In Ohio Over the Law Aboiishing
seperate schools for BLACKS.
CINCINNATI, O., September 2r.-The
operation of the law of last winter which
repealed the statute which authorized the
establishment of seperate schools for col
ored pupils, is producing friction in many
places.
AtOIford the colored pupils nearly all
deserted their own school and applied for
admission to the white school. A public
meeting was held and the school board
was asked to order the colored pupils "a
their own school. The board complied
with the request, and the colored people
propose to apply for a mandamus.
At Yellow Springs the school board has
ordered the schools closed indefinitely OF
until the Legislature can meet and take
some action. At Ripley a suit in man
damus has been entered 10 compel the
school board to admit colored pupils.
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INITIATION DISASTROUS.
An Eastern Editors Views of the FInan
cial Situation.

cial Situation.
New YORK, September 21.-The Tn
b4Re to-day says: Secretary Fairchild has
been urged with great solemnity by prom
inent bankers and other citizens, during
the past week, to give relief to the money
market by large purchases of bonds, with
out being too particular as to the price.
1t is candidly admitted that such pur-
chases would start a strong rally in the
stock and other speculative markets, and
the Secretary is aware that this explains
the motive of some who appeal,to him. But
there is real want of loanable funds in
commercial circles, and the most legita-
ment trade as well as some branches OF
productive industry ale unquestionably
embarrassed by lack of available resources
The difficulty is that the speculative
force is like expanding steam in q boiler,
safe when confined, perilous only when
suffered to get beyond restraint. That a
strong rally would Immediately follow any
expansion by the Treasury is admitted,
and the Secretary is perfectly aware, that
with higher prices for stocks, grain, pro-
visions, cattle and other objects Of specu
lation, more money would be required to
carry and handle the same quantity of sup
plies.
Secretary Fairchild should understand.
that no financial relief, but only more
pressure, with final collapse, lies that way.
He did not help business but speculation,
when he rapidly inflated the currency last
year. II he puts out ten, twenty or even
fifty millions now, every dollar that it
could get would be absorbed by specula-
tion and the needs of legitimate trade
might be in no respect better supplied than
they are now. If the Secretary could loan
or pay direct TO the merchants or manutac-
turers, and not to the holders of bonds,
that would be another matter. But the
holders OF bonds are not the merchants or
manufacturers, and they are apt to seek
as profitable employment of money as they
can get and the speculatOr will offer
higher interest than any legitimate opera
tor can.
This is not good time to initiate again,
because the effects OF former unwise intla-
tion make money tight. The supply of
money in the cOuE.sy is abundant for all
legitimate needs; it is not large enough to
enable bold operators to buy up all the
world and all its crops, or to build in a
year all the houses, stores, railroads, fac
tories and other structures that will he
wanted five years hence.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-22
OIL WELLS BURNING.
\ Big COnflsgration Causes Great Loss
Among oil Men,

Among oil Men,
TOLEDO, O, September 2l.-Private dis
patches have reached this city, bringing
information of big oil conaagration near
Syguet, little village on the Toledo, Co
lumbus and Southern Railway.
The field is located one mile south of the
village, where there are large storage tanks
owned by the Buckeye Pipe Line Stand
ard Oil Company, and consisting ofnearly
q dozen large oil wells, all OF which have
been flowing into these tanks.
The fire broke ont last evening about five
o'clock, the gas which had been continually
eIhaled by the wells becoming ignited by
the fire beneath au engine boiler. The
woods and everything in close promimity
to the wells being redolent with oil, were
at once in flames, and all efforts either to
extinguish the fire or shut off the flow of
oil and gas were futile, and the fire con-
tinued to burn until the derricks and q
large portion of the tanks were consumed.
The engineer who had charge of the field,
and whose name is not known, is thought
to have been fatally burned. The life OF
companion with him, name likewise un-
known, is despaired of. The loss will ex-
ceed 500, 900.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-22
THE LIST OF VICTIMS.
A Report showing the Number Injured at
ChAtsworth.

A Report showing the Number Injured at
ChAtsworth.
CHICAGO, September 2l.-A special
from Springfield, Ill, says: +. F. Leon
ard, of the Toledo, Peoria and Western,
has filed with the State Railroad and Ware
house Commission, an official report OF the
Chatsworth accident. The document says
nothing of the circumstances under which
the train was wrecked, nor does it attempt
to locate the responsibility tor the wreck.
The report estimates from the number OF
tickets sold, that there were 40 persons
on the train, Of whom ~ are now dead.
The number OF injured is given as l5l,
ten Of whom are employees ST the road.
Nine employees and lO2 passengers have
recovered from their injuries and 80 are
still under the care OF physicians. Three
OF four are not free from danger of fatal re-
aulfs
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-22
Tn. Pureba.e Of Bond. LIrht.

WASHINGTON, ID. C., September 2l.-
The light Offering Of bonds to-day was q
disagreesble surprise to the Treasury Of.
fcials. Acting Secretary Thompson said
that while the amount Of bonds offered
was not a. large a. he had expected, still
the prices asked were generally reasonable.
Touching the future policy oi the Depart
ment with reference 10 bond pufchas-s,
Mr.. Thompson said that IL would be i'm
proper to make any statement in advance
Before and after to-day's purchases, the
acting secretary consulted with the Presi-
dent, who l. taking an active interest in
the financial situation.
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Com mmsntIng on DiIiou's speech.

LONDON, September 2l.-The TINES,
commenting on the speech made by Mr.
Dillon at the meeting Of the National
League in Limerick yesterday, says: "Mr.
Dillon's speech reads rather like an uncon-
scious confession Of weakness. There viii
be many more such confessions, II the
Government continues steadily and un-
tiinchingly in its task OF yindicating the
law"
The Standard says "The law is no real
force. Power has passed away from juries
of peTiured partizans. Dilloa and his kind
are naturally anxious 10 sustain the errors
Of the League. We don't disguise from
ourselves the fact that the struggle will be
sharp one"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-22
THE BOND PURCHASE.
Towns on which the Government Will Buy
Made Public.

Towns on which the Government viii Buy
Made Public.
WASHINGTON, September 2l.-Acting
Secretary of the Treasury Thompson will
issue the following tomorrow: On aud
after this date the Government will purchase
daily until October :, 1857. u. 5. 1! per
cent. bonds of ,l~Sl and per cent. bonds
of 1907, Acts of July, 1870 and
January 20, 1871, upon the
following terms: The / per cents will be
accepted at one hundred eight and four
teuths during the above period,
aud 4 per cent. bonds during
the remainder of the present
month at l25, and from October /
to October 5, 1851, at l2I. The aggre-
gate amount of both classes which
will be accepted within the time aboVe
specified is not to exceed Sl4, 900, 600.
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IN FOR THE RACE.
Hon. w X. Morrison Thinking Of Being 1
Candidate for Congress.

Hon. w X. Morrison Thinking OF Being .
Candidate for Congress.
CHICAGO, September 2l.-Hon. ". K.
Morrison, who WAS in the city yesterday,
was visited during the day by a number
of his political friends, but he declined to
talk politics to the press
In regard to making the race for Con
gress in his own district next year, he said
il WAS little early tn commence campaign
ing. but he was rather inclined to think
he would be there when the time came.
lie did not know how much outside in
fiuence and support his opponent would
receive next time, but very much depended
on that.
Ia speaking OF President Cleveland, he
said the indications wherever he had been
were, that he was growing stronger all the
time with the people, and would continue
To grow until the next Presidential election
day came around.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-22
GeoeraI Preston dead.

LEXINToN, KY, September 2l-Gen.
Wm. Preston, a most distinguished Ken
tuckian, died at his residence in this city
this afternoon, aged II. He was born in
Louisville and educated for the law, before
the war he twice represented the Louis
Vile district in congress and President
Buchanan appointed him Minister to Spain
in 1SSS
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-22
THE STRIKE ENDED.
The Manufacturers at FindIay Glass Works
Surrender.


FINDLAY, O., September 81. The strike
of the window glass blowers, of this city,
for an increase of 10 per cent in wages, was
ended, so far as Findlay il concerned, last
evening, when the manufacturers agreed
not to become party to the National asso-
citation. Mr.. William LOefller, Of Pitts.
burg, representing the National assOcia-
tion, was here yesterday and held long
and interesting conference with the mana.
gers Of the four factories of this city, but
failed to induce them to longer wait the
settlement of the wage question.
In accordance with the determination Of
the Findlay manufacturers to begin opera
tions at once, fires were last evening start
ed in the furnaces of the Findlay window
glass works, and work will he begun to-day
at noon. The Buckeye company, Hirsh, Ely
x Co., and the Ohio company will follow
suit in few days, and the 300 workmen
who have been idle here since September ]
will all be fully employed by the end OF
the week.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-22
Captain Hss,ler Dangerously III.

>r... l.Trua % ne Register.
"A~uINGUrN. d. c September 2l-fhe
condition Of Captain J. J. ). HaSsler, Oi
West Virginia, appointment clerk Of the
Interior Department, is reported this even
ias 20 he prrcarious. tie has been quite
o.. Tor several weeks, and for awhile his
i"ends were quite hopeful that be would
soon he able to resume his official duties
yesterday, however, he grew worse, and
Today he has been living in a comotose
state and the physician is apprehensive OF
the result.
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Buried Twenty Feet Deep.

CHICAGO, September 90 A Nelos spec
al from Marquette, Mich, says: The
body of william Mahan, the conductor
missing after the terrible destruction Of
rolling stock caused by the runaway train
in the upper yard here, was found yester,
DAY afternoon at the bottom Of an i'm.
mense heap Of debris. He had been
driven in the ground below the level Of
the track by the force Of the collision,
and upon him were piled fully q hundred
tons Of ore, besides broken cars 25 feet
bigh. More than one hundred cars were
demolished or damaged in the crash.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-22
CHARGED WITH CRooKEDNEss,
Ugly Rumors Afloat About Wheeler &
Co.'s Big Failure.

UgIy Rumors AflOat About Wheeler &
Co.'s Big Failure.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, September 81
Bankers in New Haven are much excited
over disclosures in reference to the failure
of +. S VIII eler & Co., the insolvent tin
and metal dealers, whose paper they hold
to the amount Of $3.50, 900. Gen. s. f.
Merwip, an officer in one of the banks, is
now in the West investigating rumors re-
tlecting seriously upon the honesty OF the
firm. 1t is said that the Glen Wire Manu-
featuring Company, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio,
and the Chicago Wire Fence Company, Of
Chicago. were concerns started by Mr..
Wheeler for the sole purpose of aiding him
in floating kite paper. The Chicago house
consisted only of one Hale, who formerly
sold on commission for Mr.. Wheeler, and
the Glen Wire Manufacturing Company
of one Grove, who was sent from New
Haven by Mr.. Wheeler to conduct the
concern. The New Haven hank men had
supposed that these Western firms were
large purchasers of Mr.. Wheeler and un-
hesitatingly discounted their paper, in
dorsed by Mr.. Wheeler, to the extent OF
SlOO, GOO or more month. Both Western
houses have suspended since the Wheeler
failure Gen. Merwin reports, according
to one OF the bankers, that the principal
business of the Chicago firm was the ere
alton OF paper which Mr.. Wheeler had got
discounted. Mr.. Wheeler said to-day that
there was not a word Of truth in the
charges freely circulated upon the street
that lie had been conducting business on
fraudulent principles. An investigation
will he instituted a. soon "a a trustee is
appointed, which will probably be tO-mOr-
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ARIS Fire Imperils Frremen.

ALBANY, n. Y, September 2l.-Capron
and Wolverton's -four mill, on the river
front of this city, WAS burned this morn
ing with 100000 bushels of grain. The
loss is $50, 600; insurance 500, 600. Eight
iremen who were caught in an upper
story of the burning building were rescued
with difficulty. The ladders proving toe
short, were lifted on the shoulders Of
policemen and the men dropped to them
from the windows.